< Translator’s note: The original formatting of the stories has been preserved. The translations aim to remain as close as possible to each author's original wording and expression.

 

Being a little girl, around 10-12 years old, my grandpa touched my genitalia. It had been a secret, and I was ashamed to tell my parents; it also created certain blocks in interacting with the opposite sex. Only having lived for quite some time with my husband, I got the courage to tell him about that. I was afraid to be abandoned and laughed at.

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Anonymous author; story shared in 2022 as part of the campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.”